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C.31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	David Twa, County Administrator
Date:	December 15, 2009

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Costa

County

Subject:

Lay Off Resolution No. 2009/546 effective January 31, 2010 for the General Services Department

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 12/15/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Barbara Riveira 335-1018

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: December 15, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ADOPT Resolution No. 2009/546 authorizing the deletion of certain positions and laying off employees in the General Services Department.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Two full-time, filled positions are recommended for elimination. In the Capital Facilities Division, salary savings of $139,036 will be generated annually due to the elimination of one Sr. Capital Facilities Project Manager position. Expenditure reductions are offset by reductions in revenue received from other departments, therefore there will be no impact on the County general fund; however, if this action is not taken and project hours are not available for charge out, the cost of the employee becomes an unplanned General Fund expense. In the Administrative Division, the elimination of the Information Systems Specialist II position will generate salary savings of $95,891 annually. In the future, the technical systems support will be handed through a service level agreement with the Department of Information Technology (DOIT). The net future year County general fund savings due to the elimination of this position are estimated at $45,891 per year.

BACKGROUND:

The General Services Department, Capital Facilites Division projects have diminished to the point that the department is not able to sustain the current staffing level, and no new projects have been identified at this time. The elimination of the Sr. Capital Facilities Project Manager position and the layoff of the incumbent is recommended due to these workload reductions.

The General Services Department has also partnered with Department of Information Technology as part of the county-wide centralization plan. Department of Information Technology will perform all of the General Services Department information technology support needed at a reduced cost to the General Services Department, resulting in on-going budget savings for the General Services Department. Therefore, the elimination of one Information Systems Specialist II position and the layoff of the incumbent is recommended.